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Volunteer Info
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[From €237
pr mo - Free Internships after first year]
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Who
qualifies
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Anyone
who is positive, works well with others, has something to contribute
and possesses a natural affection for the people we are trying
to help (poor children, abandoned mothers all people who are disaster
victims). Age, sex, race, religion and nationality make no difference.
Although it is not part of our entry criteria we strongly recommend
that you have a basic level of Spanish, Portuaguise or French
before joining us. This will help you to get the most out of your
experience as none of the children and very few of the victims
or our teachers you will be working with in the community or in
our schools speak English. Spanish is the language in most of
the countries where we work. The minimum term of volunteering
is one month. We welcome your questions.....admin@school-in-a-box,org |
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Types of work Available
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Volunteers often come to help
as teaching assistants in one of our temporary schools; while
some have teaching experience, more do not. In addition to teachers,
School-In-A-Box needs help assembling the fold-our units - help
transporting - installing - running the School-In-A-Box in the
destination community. Therefore we accept potential Project Directors,
fundraisers and people with community development and organisation
experience. Our largest project is getting extremely poor or street
kids educated. Other projects include community development, poverty
eradication, helping abandoned pregnant teens, technical development
(such as sustainable rural energy), hands-on animal protection.,
public and individual health care, gardening, construction and
physical labour.. |
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Accommodation
and food
For photos showing typical accommodation click here
Insurance
Free Language
Lessons
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We offer our volunteers accommodation
during their stay with us. We also provide three meals a day,
five days a week (weekends, holidays and days when we are not
preparing meals for children not included). All international
volunteers must live in one or our centres or in approved accommodation,
although some long term volunteers have the option of living in
one of our apartments outside of one of ourcentres. It is assumed
that all volunteers have come to work only with School-In-A-Box
or one of its three sponsor NGOs: and not to take on outside work
or assignments.
All volunteers are
urged to come with their own travel insurance..
As part of being one of our volunteers we offer you three hours
of lessons per week in the principal local language . |
Cost of Volunteering
(in Euros € )
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*First 3 months
- €360 Euros per month,
Next 3 months - €290 Euros per month, Thereafter - €150 Euros
per month. (*Or any part of a month)
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reduced prices apply only when entire payment is made in advance].
FREE
all-in Internships available for 2nd year. So far all volunteers
who stayed
a second year received a free internship for the second year.
There is no cost to register as
a volunteer with us, (we are a charity, not an agency).. All
volunteers pay €360 per month (or any part of a month) for the
first three months, after that the price decreases for those
who have paid in advance. We are self sustaining, everyone other
than local professionals is a volunteer and we do not rely on
government or institutional support [Note:some
Teachers, Psychologists and Social Workers are also volunteers].
Your entire donation should be paid well before your arrival.
If you are a couple and would like a double room please indicate
this in your application.. Few double rooms are available.
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Helping locals converse in
your language
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In sellect centres we also run
"TheEnglish Club", which is an opportunity for local university
students and young professionals.to practice foreign languages
(and receive help with grammer etc.) from our volunteers. If you
are in a centre which has a conversation club, this will take
place weekday evenings, usually from Monday through Thursday.[It
is a great way to meet locals]. There are reference books and
teaching aids to help volunteers who have never done this sort
of thing before. TEFL/TESL qwualified volunteers usually run this
and help inexperienced volunteers with this project.. |
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Present and past volunteers at
Bruce Organisation
we normally have between 20 and 45
International Volunteers and 30 to 55 local volunteers serving
at any given time
(in spite of the large number of volunteers who have served
in our programs, we remain a small organization).
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In fact we are mostly volunteers;
doctors, dentists, three economists, lots of social workers, even
more university students (medicine,IT systems, education, psychology,
communication, architecture), cooks, lots and lots of teachers,
child minders, psychologists, attorneys, engineers, a biologist,
nurses, musicians, artists and laborers. The longest time anyone
has volunteered so far is two years. The
list below includes former and current volunteers.
Demographics
| Austria |
4 |
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Japan |
28 |
| Australia |
97 |
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Korea |
2 |
| Belgium |
19 |
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Lebanon |
1 |
| Brazil |
9 |
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Lithuania |
1 |
| Canada |
139 |
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Netherlands |
44 |
| Check |
1 |
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New Zealand |
22 |
| Chile |
1 |
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Norway |
5 |
| Cornwall |
2 |
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Panama |
5 |
| Cuba |
2 |
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Poland |
5 |
| Denmark |
6 |
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Local People |
708 |
| England |
253 |
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Scotland |
22 |
| (Expat) Peru |
4 |
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Singapore |
3 |
| Finland |
2 |
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South Africa |
2 |
| France |
66 |
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Slovakia |
2 |
| Germany |
39 |
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Spain |
36 |
| Hungary |
4 |
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Swden |
15 |
| Iceland |
1 |
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Switzerland |
10. |
| India |
10 |
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UAE
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1
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| Indonesia |
1 |
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U.S.A. |
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| Ireland |
71 |
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Venezuela |
.2.
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| Israel |
17 |
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Wales |
1 |
| Italy |
15 |
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Total .2,029 |
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How
to volunteer
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Begin by filling in the VOLUNTEER APPLICATION FORM
and we will respond as soon as possible. |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) |
...· Can I choose
the centre I work at?
If you have one of our locations in mind, do let us know about
your preference in your application. We do our best to accommodate
everyone, however some centres may already be booked for the time
you wish to come. Also, each volunteer has particular skills and
experience which we learn about through the application, and apply
to what we know about the needs and opportunities of particular
centres. When an applicant is accepted we normally let you know
in our first message if you can get into the centre of your choice;
or make alternative suggestions in it is already booked. If you
are a couple and would like a double room (no extra cost) full
payment must be made upon notification that a double room is available
in the centre you have applied to, for the dates you have requested.
Double rooms are available on a first come first serve basis.
...· Is there a minimum
length of stay?
Usually 1 month. [There is no maximum stay - the recod stay
so far is 6 yrs. 6 months]
...· What type of
accommodation is provided/how many people share a room?
Accommodation ranges from dormitory style (4 to 6 people) to
individual rooms for long-term volunteers and couples. Photos
of accommodation can be seen by viewing the relevant Bruce Organisation
Centre pages.
...· What hours do
people work including evening teaching?
Volunteers work on average a 6-7 hour day excluding preparation
time for the lessons with the children and for their English
classes in the evening.
...· Are there breaks
allowed for longer term volunteers?
Breaks are allowed for longer term volunteers but we would ask
volunteers to give as much notice as possible so that we can
plan in advance how to cover your work while you are away.
...· How do you renew
your visa if you stay longer than 3 months?
After 3 months you have 2 options. You can either leave the
country and re-enter (sometimes in the same day) to gain a visa
for a further 3 months. Alternatively you can extend your visa
for 1 month at a cost of €20 plus 26 soles administration fee.
You can pay to extend your visa twice but after that you must
leave the country and re-enter to renew your visa.
...· Is there an Information
Pack available to volunteers before they arrive to help prepare
them for their work with Bruce Organisation?
Yes. When an applicant has been sellectd we give you a web address
where you can read or download the Welcome Pack for the centre
where you will be serving.
...· Do you have a
refund policy?
Yes, we give refunds when it is clear we have made a mistake
and a volunteer has therefore been denied what he or she rightfully
expected..
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| Finding out more |
If you would like to speak to
a current or ex-volunteer of Bruce Organisation then please email
us at: admin@school-in-a-box,org
and a volunteer will contact you. If you are interested in speaking
to someone in particular eg male/female, a volunteer at a particular
centre, particular nationality etc, please let us know in your
email. Note: We do not give out the email
addresses of our volunteers and ex volunterers, rather we send
your request to an appropriate volunteer/ex-volunteer. |
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